Shai & Liqaimat ( الشاي ولقيمات)

A Sudanese-only healing space facilitated by mental health professionals

Meet the Facilitators

Roua Eltayeib is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and the therapist behind her practice, Rooted Change Marriage & Family Therapy, PLLC, where she works primarily with Black Muslim individuals and couples in NY & NJ, including those preparing for their nikkah and walimah. Alongside her practice, Roua serves as Co-Director of the Social Services Department at the Muslim American Society (Brooklyn Chapter), where she leads efforts to create open conversations around mental health, build culturally responsive resources, and strengthen the bridge between the Muslim community and mental health professionals. She has also facilitated multiple healing circles with various organizations, supporting community members in processing grief, trauma, and collective healing.

Abdallah Tom, MD is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. A WCM-Q alumnus, he completed residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. His work centers on community mental health, policy and systems advocacy, social justice/decolonial approaches, and trauma- and culturally informed care. He studies how war, intergenerational trauma, displacement, othering, colonialism, imperialism, and capitalism influence the developing human psyche.

Ndoumbé is a licensed mental health counselor of Senegalese origin. Her work mainly focuses on relational trauma, attachment, and esteem building. Ndoumbé utilizes trauma informed integrative approaches, culturally sensitive approaches, and incorporates Islamic spirituality to guide her work. Ndoumbé has always been passionate about advocating for the importance of mental health within her community as well as advocating for the importance of culturally sensitive and trauma informed care for BIPOC individuals in mental health spaces